Truck or carriage for use in ship-building.



B. TRIGKEY & W. T. GAIN.

TRUCK 0R CARRIAGE FOB. USE IN SHIP BUILDING.

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' UNITED sTATEs PATENT oE-EIGE.

'.B-'ERTIE TRICKEY AND WILLIAM THGMS GAIN, 0F LONDON, ENGLAND, ASSIGNORS T0 ELEJUSTOR LIMITED, 0F LON'DON, ENGLAND, A COMPANY.

TRUCK 0R CARRIAGE FOR USE IN SHIP-BUILDING.

Specification oflLelt'tersPatent. Patented Sept. 21, 1909.

Application tiled May 8, 1908. Serial No. l131,724.

To all 'whom Lit 'may concern:

Be it known that we, BERTIE TRICKEY and lViLLiAM THOMAS "GAIN, subject-s of the King of Great Britain and Ireland, residing at 17 Nairn street and 27 Nairn street, respectively, Poplar, London, England, have invented a new and useful Improved Truck or. Carriage for Use in Ship-Building,iof which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to an improved truck or carriage for use in shipbuilding and comprises an improved wheeled truck or carriage for easily land rapidly transporting and handling ships bottom plates and holding them in position for riveting. t In the accompanying drawing, Figure 1 is a View in side elevation of a truck or carriage constructed according to the present invention, and Figs. 2 and 3 are views in cud elevation and plan respectively.

Throughout the views similar parts are marked with like letters of reference.

According to the presentinvention, a truck or carriage is formed of a plurality of members suitably braced or connected together to form a rectangular box-like frame or structurel composed essentially of members a. forming the two sides connected together at each end by transverse members o and one or more bottom members c. On theA bottom of the frameat about the center of its length-is provided a transverse axle d carrying a pair of wheels e one on either side of the carriage so as to allow of the carriage being readily slued around. A pair of wheels j' and g fore and aft of the carriage are also provided and are of such a diameter or so arranged that the carriage runs either o n the fore wheels f and the center wheels le or on the aft wheels g .and

. the center wheels e or on the center wheels e tudinal balks or members z alone, and means, such as screw jacks h, are provided for checking up either the fore or vaft ends or both (as shown) of the carriage when required.

On the top members of the side frames of the carriage `are horizontally carried longieach of which y or jointed at j to a rod orshaft k carried so as to be capable of vertical 'movement in bearings on the side frames. Each of the said rods or shafts is arranged to be moved vertically and independently, preferably by screw-threading them as shown is pivoted and .providing structure,

threaded sleeves or nuts Z thereon workmgbetween suitable bearings or abutments on the frame. The said sleeves or nuts Z may be adapted to berotated by hand wheels carried thereon but are preferably rotated by a crank handle lm and spur or bevel gearing A ratchet wheel and pawl deviceo may be provided to cont-rol the rotation of the crank-handle m.

The plate to be transported and held in position for riveting is placed flat on top of said horizontal members 2'- and when in position beneath the ship or framing thereof is raised by means of the vertical shafts 7': into the desired position. By pivoting or hinging the top horizontal members z' to the vertical rods or shafts k and making each off said rods independently adjustable the said members z' can be readily adjusted to suit the bevel shape or curvature ofthe plate,

while transporting it as Well as holding it i up intits proper position for riveting.

The top horizontal members z' may be provided With adjustable or removable transverse struts or braces for connectinr them together and they may in some casese furnished with adjustable and removable clamps for holding the'plate during transport.

lVithin or on the members of the. frame forming the truck or carriage may be mounted one or more motors Itor operating drilling machines or other tools. Provision may also be made for carrying drilling ma chines or frames on the top horizontal members.

Chains or slings to enable the entire carringe or ytruck to be hoisted or lowered by means of a crane are provided and so arranged as to drop clear-when not in uscout of the way of thc top horizontal members and the mechanism operating them, or the top members of the end frames L may carry eyes -pfor a hoisting or slinging chain. The top horizontal members z' may be raised and lowered electrically or hydraulically or by means of steam, air, or other Huid pressure, the mechanism being preferably arranged to allow. of each end of each of the lnembers being operated independently.

What we claim asour invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent is :f

A truck or'carriage for use in shipbuildin comprising a plurality of members suitably braced together to form a box-like horizontal members carried on said structure adapted to receive and support the plate to be carried and held in position for riveting, means carried on sald structure for raising and lowerin any one end of each of said horizontali mein ers inde'- pendently of its other end, independently rotatable Wheels carried medially one on either side of said carriage, a pair of Wheels fore and a pair of Wheels aft of said car' riage carried by a fixed axle and of such a diameter with respect to the medial Wheels or so arranged as to prevent the Wheels of one pair contacting With the ground at the same time as the. wheels of the otherpair,

and screw jacks provided both on the fore and aft ends of said carriage for the p'ilrpose signed our names in the presence of subscrib- 20 ing Witnesses.

BERTIE TRICKEY. v WILLIAM THOMAS GAIN. Witnesses:

JAMES WILLIAM PARKES, A. MILLWARD HACK. 

